Re: Maybe not the Finder, but a 'wait for FMP' problem [WAS: Re: R23's Osaxen Rant] - Simple Solution...
Re: Maybe not the Finder, but a 'wait for FMP' problem [WAS: Re: R23's Osaxen Rant] - Simple Solution...
- Subject: Re: Maybe not the Finder, but a 'wait for FMP' problem [WAS: Re: R23's Osaxen Rant] - Simple Solution...
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2001 13:41:26 -0800
On 2/2/01 1:25 PM, "John Loch" <email@hidden> wrote:
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There's a much easier way to get Filemaker to wait until it's done
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with a do script command. Simply tell Filemaker to activate after
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the do script line:
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tell application "FileMaker Pro"
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do script "myFMProScript" -- perform FM Pro script which
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takes some time to complete
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activate -- wait for the script to finish before executing
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commands below
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end tell
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tell application "Finder"
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activate
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display dialog "done."
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end tell
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This works for me with Mac OS 9.0.4 and 9.1.
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Thank you for this, John! This could be a great help, since it's very hard
for me to test FMP database-specifics on my user's machine at a distance.
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Paul Berkowitz